Anne E. Brodsky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Degree: Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Clinical/Community Psychology, 1995

Area: Community/Clinical Psychology

Office: MP 332 x (410) 455-2416
Lab: MP 233(410) 455-6555
Fax: (410) 455-1055

E-mail: brodsky@umbc.edu

Website: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~brodsky/

Research Interests

Societal level risks (violence, war, sexism, racism, poverty, etc.) and resilience in the lives of women and women's communities in urban US and in Afghanistan. Psychological Senses of Community. Qualitative and mixed methods.

Selected Publications

Brodsky, A.E. & Faryal, T. (in press). No matter how hard you try, your feet still get wet: Insider and outsider perspectives on bridging diversities. American Journal of Community Psychology.

Brodsky, A.E., Rogers-Senuta, K., Weiss, C.L., Marx, C. M., Loomis, C., Arteaga, S., Moore, H., Benhorin, R, & Casteganera, A. (2004). When one plus one equals three: The role of relationships in community research. American Journal of Community Psychology, 33(3/4), 229-241.

Brodsky, A. E. (2003). With All Our Strength: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. New York: Routledge. [Paperback edition, (2004)]

Brodsky, A. E., Loomis, C., Marx, C. M. (2002). Expanding the concept of PSOC. In Fisher, A.T., Sonn, C.C., & Bishop, B. J. (Eds.). Psychological sense of community: Research, applications and implications. Kluwer: New York.

Brodsky, A. E. (2001). More than epistemology: Relationships in applied research with under-served communities. Journal of Social Issues, 57(2), 323-335.

Brodsky, A. E. & Marx, C. M. (2001). Layers of identity: Multiple psychological senses of community within a community setting. Journal of Community Psychology, 29(2), 1-18.

Graduate Mentees - Past

Colleen Loomis, Ph.D.
Katherine Rogers Senuta, Ph..D.
Pam Caudill Owvigho , Ph.D.
Shannon Gwin Mitchell, Ph.D.
Cat Weis, Ph.D.
Sonia Arteaga, Ph.D.
Harriette Wimms, M.A. (Ph.D. candidate)
Nicole Yee, M.A. (Ph.D. candidate)
Janelle Barlage, M.A.
Mariana Litovich, M.A.

Graduate Mentees - Current
Rona Benhorin, M.A. (Ph.D. candidate)
Elena Welch

Recent Studies/Projects

Dr. Brodsky's research and applied work focuses on the resilience of women and women's communities in the face of societal risks such as violence, war, poverty, sexism, racism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression. While her work began in poor, urban US neighborhoods, for the past 6 years it has largely been focused on the lives of women in Afghanistan. She has made 8 research trips to the region to carry out qualitative interviews with over 200 women, men and children, as well as conducting applied workshops and consultation. In addition to risk and resilience, her research interests include psychological sense of community (PSOC), applied research, the role of relationships in research, and women's and human rights in cross cultural perspective.

Frequently taught courses

Community Psychology (graduate and undergraduate)
Qualitative Methods (graduate level)
Human Diversity in Research and Intervention (graduate)
Psychology of Women (undergraduate)
Community and Applied Social Psychology Seminar (graduate)